Sean Jones
Well-Known Member
I have a piece of leaf spring steel I attempted to anneal today with what success I'm not certain since it's still cooling.
I used a cheap charcoal grill and a hand bellows to get the charcoal as hot as I could and ended up with a dull red, so not sure if I got it hot enough or not. Thought I was going to burn through the grill before I was done but it survived.
I didn't have any vermiculite. The closest thing I have is potting soil with vermiculite in it, about 20% and about 10% wood too the rest plain old dirt
Other than the awful smell I got when I dunked it in the potting soil do you think this is going to work? If not, can I reheat the same piece of steel and try it again?
I'll pick up some vermiculite this week.
I used a cheap charcoal grill and a hand bellows to get the charcoal as hot as I could and ended up with a dull red, so not sure if I got it hot enough or not. Thought I was going to burn through the grill before I was done but it survived.
I didn't have any vermiculite. The closest thing I have is potting soil with vermiculite in it, about 20% and about 10% wood too the rest plain old dirt
Other than the awful smell I got when I dunked it in the potting soil do you think this is going to work? If not, can I reheat the same piece of steel and try it again?
I'll pick up some vermiculite this week.